sitābhraśikharaprakhyaṃ prāsādamadhiruhya saḥ| samīyāya narendreṇa śakreṇeva bṛhaspatiḥ
Having ascended the royal palace resembling the peak of a mountain covered with white clouds, Vasistha approached the king like Brihaspati meeting Indra.
— M.N. Dutt (1891)
Vasistha ascends the royal palace, which is compared to a mountain peak covered with white clouds. The palace seems to float above the city, a realm apart. Within it, the king awaits news of the preparations he has set in motion.